A lawyer for Freidman, Patrick Egan, said Freidman denies all the charges.

Freidman owns hundreds of the New York City-issued medallions that allow yellow cabs to operate.

But the growth of ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft has sent the value of a medallion plummeting, from a high of $1.3 million in 2013 to less than $250,000 in 2017.

Freidman has faced mounting legal troubles as he has struggled to maintain his business.

An investigation by the attorney general’s labor bureau over payment of drivers resulted in a 2013 settlement for $1.2 million and a 2016 consent order requiring Freidman and four of his medallion management agencies to pay over $275,000 in damages and fines.

A bankruptcy judge ordered him to surrender 46 of his taxis last year.